Aussie Nathaniel Buzolic and Brit Lucien Laviscount have landed the leads inSupernatural: Tribes, the planted Supernatural spinoff, which will air as an episode of the veteran sci-fi series on April 29. The choices blend the CW‘s strategies of casting standout players from its existing series as pilot leads, which is the case with Buzolic, a recurring on The Vampire Diaries and guest star on offshoot The Originals in his role as Kol, as well as bringing completely new faces, like Laviscount, whose only U.S. series credit is an arc on the BBC/Showtime comedy Episodes. Other recent examples include Arrow star Stephen Amell, who first appeared on TVD, and the star of last year’s The Selection pilot, Yael Groblas, who had no previous U.S. credits. (She now recurs on the CW’s Reign.) The CW also first cast Laviscount in The Selection last year, making this his second CW pilot in a row. Buzolic and Laviscount also continue the trend of overseas actors getting pilot leads this season.

Written by Andrew Dabb and directed by Robert Singer, Supernatural: Tribes is described as a sweeping drama about the various mafia-esque monster families that unknowingly to humans “run” the underbelly of Chicago and who are being tracked by a newly minted Hunter who’s trying to stop them and rid Chicago of anything or anyone supernatural. Buzolic plays David Hayden, a shapeshifter from one of Chicago’s ruling monster families who has been living as a human, having given up the monster life years ago. Laviscount plays Ennis Roth. When his fiancée is killed in the crossfire of the monster war, the resolute police academy trainee learns the truth about what lurks in the shadows and becomes a monster-hunter himself.

13 Comments

Um Lucien was in The Selection pilot as well. In fact that was reported about on this site

Anon • on Feb 20, 2014 11:16 am

That’s lazy casting though Nathaniel is great.

Jj • on Feb 20, 2014 11:16 am

When is CW ever not lazy casting?

ZA • on Feb 20, 2014 11:16 am

Long overdue for Buz – will kill this role

johncarter • on Feb 20, 2014 11:16 am

Nathaniel is fine, but standout? Definitely adequate for CW though.

Union Jill • on Feb 20, 2014 11:16 am

Laviscount’s episode of BBC’s crime drama Death In paradise will be airing on some PBS stations quite soon.

Linda • on Feb 20, 2014 11:16 am

Buzolic was not a standout on TVD not compared to some of the others.

brindle • on Feb 20, 2014 11:16 am

Don’t know the Nate kid, but the Brit is a solid actor.

skeptical potato • on Feb 20, 2014 11:16 am

Lucien Laviscount sounds like a great name for a character on the show. But Supernatural is all about the chemistry between the bro’s. Doubt it can be easily replicated, especially by the CW as it now exists. More likely, it will be some godawful teenybopper skewing pale imitation.

Prominent Pedestrian • on Feb 20, 2014 11:16 am

He played a character on TVD that was immortal. He often bragged about it saying, “I can’t be killed”! They found a way to kill him off anyway by using a “white oak stake”. That should tell you something.

Nicole Tinsley • on Feb 20, 2014 11:16 am

I am so excited to see this tv show hit our screens soon more supernatural come on.

TheFirstEvil • on Feb 20, 2014 11:16 am

So all the main actors from The Selection pilot now have roles on other CW shows.

I heard rumours they liked the cast for that pilot, looks like those rumours are true. Good for them!

Still a little bitter they didn’t pick up the actual The Selection show though..

andie • on Feb 20, 2014 11:16 am

Congtrats to nate I’m so happy for him getting the spin off nd all you losers can shut the fuck up coz he IS an amazing actor obviously tou wouldn’t no wat acting is coz you’ve never been one [rant over]